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Bella at Midnight 12 reviews
Diane Stanley
HarperTrophy, 2008
My daughter loves this book!
+ A Cinderella story worth sharing
+ Creative fairy tale retelling with a butt-kicking heroine
+ Mix and Match the Fairytales
+ Sweet Story
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Haunted Waters 14 reviews
Mary Pope Osborne
Candlewick, 2006
Dark romantic fantasy from a popular children's author
+ The water is definitely haunted
+ Spare, Atmospheric Tale of Enchantment
I really, really liked this book! It's simply fantastic. It is based on a German fairytale and is full of entertaining dialogue, magical descriptions, and clever twists and turns in the plot. The entire story builds to a surprising conclusion that leaves the reader wondering about dangerous love ...
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The Forest in the Hallway6 reviews
Gordon Smith
Clarion Books, 2006
Excellent fantasy of a girl's journey to find family
+ An enchanting new classic for young adults
+ Mystery and Magic
+ A new favorite book!
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The Shadow Thieves (Cronus Chronicles)25 reviews
Anne Ursu
Aladdin, 2007
GOOD BOOK
+ The Shadow Theives. Elli Burns
+ The gateway to Hell is closer than you think
The Shadow Thieves is a marvelous book. It is a thorough page-turner and filled with just the right amount of everything. It is humorous, gruesome, imaginative, and a bit strange. All the good qualities of a ...
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Tanglewreck7 reviews
Jeanette Winterson
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Scintillating Science Fiction
+ So much better than I had expected!
+ A compelling adventure nearly impossible to put down
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Flyte (Septimus Heap, Book 2)48 reviews
Angie Sage
HarperTrophy, 2007
Great Book!
+ The Septimus Heap books are definitely ones to follow.
+ good and gets better
+ flyte
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The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden 25 reviews
Catherynne M. Valente
Spectra, 2006
Please excuse my spoiler
+ Rich and haunting
+ Intricately woven fantasy tales
+ Rich, complex, magical. Style has its faults, but on the whole this is hugely enjoyable novel. Highly recommended
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Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy 9 reviews
Firebird, 2006
Appealing collection of YA SF and Fantasy
+ Original sci-fi stories
+ A Few Gems That Sparkle Among the Coal
Firebirds Rising is an engaging mix of SF and Fantasy stories aimed at a young adult audience, though quite enjoyable for adults as well.
Two of my favorites are Science Fiction: Carol Emshwiller's "Quill", an oddly old-fashioned, charming yet sad, story of an isolated family and their curious ...
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The Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey 10 reviews
Lisa Papademetriou
Razorbill, 2006
The Wizard, the Witch and Two Girls from Jersey
+ Oh my God!!!
Any fantasy fan should pick up THE WIZARD, THE WITCH AND TWO GIRLS FROM JERSEY by Lisa Papademetriou. This parody of the genre will amuse anyone who loves fantasy, and those who have read classic fantasy novels will recognize the parodies.
Veronica Lopez and Heather Simms are two entirely ...
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Dreams and Visions: Fourteen Flights of Fantasy1 review
M. Jerry Weiss, Helen S. Weiss
Starscape, 2007
Short story heaven
This refreshing story collection can best be described as "fantasy for people who think they don't like fantasy." I am one of those people. A die-hard realistic fiction problem novel reader, I was attracted to this book because of the impressive authors writing for the collection: Joan Bauer, ...
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Undine5 reviews
Penni Russon
HarperTeen, 2006
BRILLIANT!!!
+ A deftly crafted fantasy brought vividly to life
+ A very good bood
I'm not a big book reader, I just dont seem to find the time. But I just couldn't put Undine down! I was entrapped in the mystery and the magic. A book that I'm sure most people will enjoy. I highly recommend it.
I'm lucky enough to be in Australia where the second novel has been released. I ...
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The Tourmaline8 reviews
Paul Park
Tor Fantasy, 2007
The Tourmaline
+ Refreshing, if not immediately approachable
+ Continuting a fascinating series about a magical altered Roumania
+ Thank you, Paul Park, for continuing this amazing adventure
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The King of Attolia45 reviews
Megan Whalen Turner
Eos, 2007
Clever and Cunning, The Thief is King
+ Awesome book!
+ Excellent
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ A Modern Classic!
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)111 reviews
Rick Riordan
Miramax, 2007
A great successor to another great fantasy series
+ My 13yr old couldn't put it down.
+ Great installment to the Percy Jackson series.
+ Review for the series more than for the book
+ The Sea of Monsters Rocks!!!
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St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (Vintage Contemporaries)28 reviews
Karen Russell
Vintage, 2007
Girls & Wolves
+ for those of us raised by wolves
+ Truly Creative Work
+ St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves: Stories
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Magic Study (Study, Book 2)79 reviews
Maria V. Snyder
Mira, 2007
Great Sequel
+ An easy and addicting Read
+ A must read series
If you're on the fence about reading Magic Study, you're delight in this sequel will be basically measured upon how much you enjoyed the first book of the series, Poison Study. I loved Yelena and Valek (and the supporting characters) and couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. As there are ...
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The Dream-Maker's Magic11 reviews
Sharon Shinn
Viking Juvenile, 2006
Excellent
+ Angieville: THE DREAM-MAKER'S MAGIC
+ The Stuff Dreams are Made Of
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
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Terrier (The Legend of Beka Cooper, Book 1)78 reviews
Tamora Pierce
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2007
Excellent Read
+ I am so glad...
+ Slush puppies can be tough
+ Held hostage by this book
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How to Raise and Keep a Dragon16 reviews
Joe Nigg
Barron's Educational Series, 2006
Awesome book!
+ Fast service, great condition of book!
+ Makes them seem real
+ Endearing dragons
+ Because you know you've thought about it...
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So This is How it Ends (Avatars, Book 1)6 reviews
Tui T. Sutherland
Eos, 2007
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Stab me the heart why don't you?!
+ cool
Kali lives in New York, and has a tendency to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe. Tigre lives in Chile. He likes animals better then people, but rainstorms make him a little twitchy and he usually ends up running in them. Sort-of. Venus is a perfect teenage pop-star that everyone ...
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